"Everyone's a fuckin' beggar. I 've watched men beg their wives
late at night for favours, beg their boss for a better job, beg
God for an extra hour to live. We're all beggars-every damn one
of us." (from the soundtrack of The Street)
THE STREET is a gutsy and intense film made with three homeless
men who lives centre around The Guy Street Subway station in downtown
Montreal. This non-fiction feature provides a rare voice for one
of the most disenfranchised segments of our society. The film transcends
the statistical and emotional haze which surrounds most public commentary
on the homeless. it is a clear window to real individuals who make
up faceless ranks of the homeless. By focusing, not on the social
workers, experts or activists who work in the field but on human
stories of homeless themeselves. THE STREET sheds new light on a
complex 'problem', building a constructive and active understanding
for the viewer.
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